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Best Middle Schools in California for Special Education Students
Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in California!
Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.
Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.
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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.
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Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Ranking (Special Education vs All Students -
2024
)
ID
Rank
(of
1550
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
Student/
Teacher Ratio
Free/Disc Lunch
Recipients
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
American
Indian
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Islander
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More Races
Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Statewide
Rank Percentile (Special Education)
Statewide
Rank Percentile (All Students)
Rank Percentile Difference from All Students
SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)
SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
061029001138
1
John F. Kennedy Middle
Public
6-8
821 Bubb Rd.
Cupertino
95014
Santa Clara County
Cupertino Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 253-1525
909
41
22.3
14.9%
89 (9.8%)
4 (0.4%)
40 (4.4%)
717 (78.9%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
55 (6.1%)
$7,041
99.9%
99.7%
0.22%
063033004732
2
Piedmont Middle
Public
6-8
740 Magnolia Ave.
Piedmont
94611
Alameda County
Piedmont City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 594-2668
532
33
15.8
3.9%
256 (48.1%)
13 (2.4%)
58 (10.9%)
94 (17.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
108 (20.3%)
$11,393
99.9%
98.7%
1.20%
060228408546
3
Ocsa
Public, Charter
7-12
1010 North Main St.
Santa Ana
92701
Orange County
OCSA District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 560-9000
2,288
133
17.1
15.4%
552 (24.1%)
18 (0.8%)
500 (21.9%)
873 (38.2%)
1 (0.0%)
7 (0.3%)
305 (13.3%)
99.8%
97.3%
2.51%
062013002408
4
La Canada High
Public
7-12
4463 Oak Grove Dr.
La Canada
91011
Los Angeles County
La Canada Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 952-4205
2,026
84
24
6.1%
892 (44.0%)
10 (0.5%)
268 (13.2%)
624 (30.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.0%)
230 (11.4%)
$11,158
99.7%
99.5%
0.21%
068450007375
5
Sierra Vista Middle
Public
7-8
2 Liberty
Irvine
92620
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 936-6600
1,188
44
26.7
15.0%
197 (16.6%)
15 (1.3%)
101 (8.5%)
758 (63.8%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.4%)
108 (9.1%)
$5,515
99.7%
97.7%
1.95%
061029001142
6
Joaquin Miller Middle
Public
6-8
6151 Rainbow Dr.
San Jose
95129
Santa Clara County
Cupertino Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 252-3755
1,084
50
21.7
14.1%
56 (5.2%)
6 (0.6%)
29 (2.7%)
913 (84.2%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
78 (7.2%)
$7,775
99.6%
99.8%
0.17%
063432005527
7
Muirlands Middle
Public
6-8
1056 Nautilus St.
La Jolla
92037
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 459-4211
695
28
24.5
26.5%
405 (58.3%)
4 (0.6%)
136 (19.6%)
62 (8.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
85 (12.2%)
$7,702
99.5%
95.8%
3.80%
063153002667
8
Mesa Verde Middle
Public
6-8
8375 Entreken Way
San Diego
92129
San Diego County
Poway Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 538-5478
1,119
42
26.5
11.6%
356 (31.8%)
15 (1.3%)
111 (9.9%)
498 (44.5%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
134 (12.0%)
$6,734
99.5%
98.2%
1.28%
062886004472
9
Orinda Intermediate
Public
6-8
80 Ivy Dr.
Orinda
94563
Contra Costa County
Orinda Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 258-3090
820
45
18
2.7%
445 (54.3%)
7 (0.9%)
69 (8.4%)
167 (20.4%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
129 (15.7%)
$8,046
99.4%
99.1%
0.36%
063438013861
10
Pacific Trails Middle
Public
7-8
5975 Village Center Loop Rd.
San Diego
92130
San Diego County
San Dieguito Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 350-0253
980
40
24.4
10.9%
348 (35.5%)
7 (0.7%)
91 (9.3%)
446 (45.5%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
86 (8.8%)
$5,633
99.4%
99.1%
0.26%
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our
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Educational resources:
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.
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